Reflections: Tory Benefit Changes

 

The latest Tory Christmas present: Osborne has announced a two-year freeze on working age benefits.

 

For those of you out there who rely on some sort of benefit or another to get by, here is a list of what has been capped:

 

1. Jobseeker’s Allowance;
2. Tax Credits;
3. Universal Credit;
4. Child Benefit;
5. Income Support;
6. The work-related activity component of Employment and Support Allowance;
7. The local housing allowance rates in Housing Benefit.

 

I hope you are not too badly affected by these changes. It may not be for too long: next year we get the opportunity to remove these heartless, self-serving bullies.

 

Cold comfort, but not included (yet) are:

 

1. Maternity Pay;
2. Paternity Pay;
3. Sickness Pay;
4. Adoption Pay;
5. Disability Benefits;
6. Pensioners Benefits.

 

Boz

29th September 2014

 

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